Cape gannets diving for sardines video

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This is a beautiful video of Cape gannets hunting sardines near South Africa.

The word “gannet” is synonymous with gluttony – but lack of food is becoming a serious problem for the Cape Gannet. This year it has been uplisted from Vulnerable to Endangered due to population declines driven by depleted fish stocks: here.

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